103 Benefits/leave Flashcards

1
Q

What is human resource Policy and procedure No.401 Title:__________

A

Benefits

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2
Q

Vacation leave that is taken by an employee who does not have the appropriate amount of hours for that leave is considered?

A

UNAUTHORIZED Leave of Absence

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3
Q

True or False

If you have UNAUTHORIZED leave of absence employee may be subject to disciplinary action.

A

True

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4
Q

Every November the _____________ Chief, or designee, will administer the annual scheduled vacation leave sign up.

A

Operations

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5
Q

Scheduled vacation is considered __________

(Length of time)

A

One or more consecutive 24-hour shifts

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6
Q

What is the limit of vacation days that you can take in the first round of selection?

A

Ten (10)

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7
Q

The employee may be afforded the opportunity to select vacation on a new shift when:

A

They voluntarily bids and accepts a position on another shift.

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8
Q

How long does an employee have to notify the Ops Chief after changing shifts that they have a vacation request?

A

Two weeks

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9
Q

No vacation will be granted for less than ____ hours

A

4

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10
Q

Canceling vacation must be emailed to the operations chief or designee with a minimum of ____ days prior.

A

7

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11
Q

Leave policy for national guard duty?

A

Up to 30 days in any two consecutive years

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12
Q

Military leave- employees can be compensated at their regular rate of pay up to a maximum of ___

A

240 hours for any 2 consecutive federal fiscal year

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13
Q

Fire personnel requesting leave, vacation, or an AWR for military duty must do so ____ in advance when possible

A

30 days

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14
Q

How many hours of education leave do you get?

A

20

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15
Q

What is the priority guidelines for education leave?

A

Once a week course will take priority over a Fire Science course offered twice a week.

EL takes precedence over school leave

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16
Q

School leave is defined as _____

A

Leave time beyond the allotted 20hrs of EL, will be deducted from the members vacation time for SL.

Any Instructors time is considered SL

17
Q

When requesting EL or SL what information must you provide with the request?

A
  • each leave date request
  • leave time frame
  • Name of Course
  • Name of institution
18
Q

How much comp time can you accrue and how long do you have to use it?

A

48hrs and must be used within 90 days

19
Q

Define Industrial Injury

A

An injury or illness arising out of, and in the course of City of Glendale employment

20
Q

If an injury occurs on duty who must the immediate supervisor notify?

A

Safety Division officer

21
Q

When employee shall immediately report all work-related injuries to their immediate supervisor?

A

no later than the end of the shift

22
Q

Who does the employee need to contact at first available opportunity if they are injured after advising their immediate supervisor?

A

the employee must phone or report to the City Nurse, and complete an Employee Injury Form at the first available opportunity.

23
Q

When shall the employee immediately complete the Employee Injury Form ?

A

Before the end of shift, or at the earliest opportunity if the injury becomes apparent after the end of shift

24
Q

Who’s responsibility is it to obtain a written work status for every visit for treatment by a PA or physician, and turn it into the City Nurse?

A

It is the employee’s responsibility

25
Q

What is the priority in dealing with an injured employee?

A

The first priority should always be to ensure that the employee is receiving the appropriate medical care. Employee care is first, documentation is second

26
Q

When should the immediate supervisors notify the on duty shift commander?

A

Immediately

27
Q

Who should the immediate supervisors initial email and information message be sent to?

A

To: Shift Commander (BC and ISO), Operations Chief, Safety Division

Cc: City Nurse, Pat McPherson (Workers Compensation Analyst)

Subj: Employee’s name and date of injury

28
Q

What should the body of the email from the Immediate supervisor contain for an injured employee?

A

1) Employee’s complete name and home phone number.
2) Date, time, and location that injury occurred.
3) Name of facility or hospital where treatment was sought.

29
Q

Who should be sent a copy of the Injury form?

A

Send the electronic injury report to the:
• Safety Division Officer
• Shift Commander (BC and ISO)
• City Nurse

Hard Copy with signatures to the shift commander

30
Q

What are the shift commanders responsibilities for an injured employee?

A
  • The Shift Commander shall notify the Safety Division Officer on a 24-hour basis for any on-duty injury requiring hospital treatment.
  • The Shift Commander shall review the injury report for completion, write out any comments and then sign the report.
  • The Shift Commander shall forward the report to the Operations Chief for comments and a signature.
31
Q

What is fire admin’s responsibilities regarding an injured employee?

A

• The Safety Division will complete the electronic form of the Form ICA 101, Employer’s Report of Industrial Injury

32
Q

When an employee is on industrial leave, when released from their physician for modified duty who must they contact?

A

must report to the Operations Chief and Safety Division of their change in work status

33
Q

How often and with what info must an employee request a written work status report?

A
  • At each doctor visit

- which states specific work restrictions and the date/time of the next appointment

34
Q

Are Employees on modified duty eligible for overtime?

A

NO

35
Q

Does the FD have to provide Modified duty for employees with Non Industrial injuries?

A

No

36
Q

When are FD employees available for AWR’s?

A

New employees shall not be eligible for AWR’s for a minimum of six months following graduation from the fire academy

37
Q

What is the criteria for approving an AWR?

A
  • SHIFT CONTINUITY.
  • RANK AND/OR ACTING CAPABILITIES, ALS FOR ALS, BLS FOR BLS.
  • SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES ON DATE OF TRADE (TRAINING, ETC.).
  • SHIFT TRADE REQUEST PROCEDURE UTILIZED.
38
Q

According to Our G.O.’s what is the maximum allowable continuous duty?

A

60

A memo has come out increasing it to 72

39
Q

What is the latest that you can request an AWR?

-per our G.O.’s

A

no later than 1200 hours of the previous shift